Award-winning film Her to open Discovery Zone festival

Spike Jonze's award-winning film Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a man who falls for his artificial intelligence operating system, will open this year's Discovery Zone film festival.

28.01.2014

(CS) Spike Jonze's award-winning film Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a man who falls for his artificial intelligence operating system, will open this year's Discovery Zone film festival.

The film has won a series of accolades, such as the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay, and is nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.

After suffering heartbreak, Phoenix's Theodore Twombly becomes a lonely recluse. His operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, lures him out of his shell. Being invisible doesn't make “Samantha” any less real for Twombly, who soon falls for “her”.

Her will kick off the 10-day Discovery Zone festival on February 28, with further screenings throughout the festival.

While more information on the full line-up of the festival is still pending, some highlights have trickled through.

Live music and animated philosophy

Filmmaker Michel Gondry, known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, will travel to Luxembourg to present his animated documentary Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? The film is based on conversations with US philosopher Noam Chomsky and will come to the Grand Duchy straight from its European premiere at the Berlin Film Festival at the beginning of February.

Icelandic band Hjaltalín have also been confirmed to perform live during a screening of the silent film Days of Gray, which tells the story of a young boy who grows up in a world without words but begins to question his life when he meets a mysterious stranger.

Additionally, Luxembourg artist and director Jeff Desom will present his exhibition Holorama at the festival HQ at the Cercle Cité Ratskeller, which will also show some classic movie posters from the Cinémathèque's collection.

The full festival programme will be presented at a press conference on February 5.

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